When should I go to the emergency room for an asthma attack?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:If you or anyone has these acute asthma symptoms, get emergency care immediately:
- Severe trouble breathing or stopped breathing
- Face and lips turning blue (cyanosis)
- Excessive sweating
- Rapid pulse
- Severe anxiety
- Confusion or loss of consciousness
If you or anyone has these acute asthma symptoms, get emergency care immediately: Severe trouble breathing or stopped breathing Face and lips turning blue (cyanosis) Excessive sweating Rapid pulse Severe anxiety Confusion or loss of... More -
RealAge answered:If you don't feel better within a few minutes of using your rescue inhaler and following your action plan guidelines for asthma attacks, it's time to call 911 or get to an emergency room. Here are some symptoms of an asthma attack that warrant immediate emergency medical attention.
- You're not responding to your quick-relief medications.
- Your breathing is fast and hard.
- Your peak flow is less than 50 percent of your personal best.
- Your pulse is rapid.
- Your heart is beating very fast.
- You're having trouble walking or talking.
- Your lips or fingernails look bluish or grayish.
- Your nostrils are wide open when you suck in air.
- Your skin around your ribs and neck caves in when you breathe in.
If you have any of these symptoms, get to an emergency room or urgent care facility quickly. Once you get there, you will be given oxygen as well as medications to reduce the swelling in your bronchial tubes and get you breathing more easily again.
If you don't feel better within a few minutes of using your rescue inhaler and following your action plan guidelines for asthma attacks, it's time to call 911 or get to an emergency room. Here are some symptoms of an asthma attack that... More -
Intermountain Healthcare answered:If you have asthma, call 911 or go to the hospital emergency room for:
- A lot of trouble breathing
- Trouble walking or playing
- Trouble talking
- Gray or slightly blue skin color
If you have asthma, call 911 or go to the hospital emergency room for: A lot of trouble breathing Trouble walking or playing Trouble talking Gray or slightly blue skin color These are signs of a serious asthma attack. Get medical help right... More
